Recorded in 1985 onto 8-track analogue at Lion Studios, Leeds
All songs music & words by P.Slater
lyrics
Homeland slows down
As all the natives get restless
Give us this break
Give us the long long rest
They'll never catch up
Least not before closing time
Give us this break
Make it some free time
Homeland's a mess
Nothing but take and take
It all started out
As the model supreme state
With nothing to give
Everything gone to seed
Give us the break
The paradise
We might leave this
Homeland in drag
Pretty and artificial
Under the skin
Broken bones and rotting tissue
Give us a yell
Tell us the price to pay
Give us the break
Make it the easy way
Way out in the cars
Out in the wild forbidden
Nothing stirs
Everything locked and hidden
Curfew is on
Everyone shut indoors
But a solitary song
Echos round the walls
Factory floors
Silent and non-productive
Everything closed
Rusty and non-constructive
Give us a yell
Predict our evolution
Give us the word
And a chance to form our own conclusion
from The Big Clock's Chime,
released November 1, 1985
Drums : Pete Westbrook
Vocals : Pete Slater, Patsy Matheson
Bass : Mark Dickens
Guitar : Guy Hatton
Saxophone : Mark Priestley
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